Shoe heel pocket for arch supports



May 21, 1957 M. SEGELBAUM 2,792,649

SHOE HEEL POCKET FOR ARCH SUPPORTS Filed March 9, 1956 INVENTOR. MANO SEGELBAUM BY ATTOR/VE United States Patent 2,792,649 SHOE HEEL POCKET FOR ARCH SUPPORTS Mano Segelbaum, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application March 9, 1956, Serial No. 570,512 2 Claims. (Cl. 36-1) This invention relates to a pocket structure in a shoe for an arch support.

It has been proposed to provide a pocket at the heel seat of a shoe in which an arch support may be inserted to prevent its displacement while in the shoe. Such a pocket has either been made integral with a sock lining at the time of shoe manufacture or has been provided as an integral part of a sock lining as a separate article of manufacture.

The present invention is directed at providing a pocket structure which can be easily inserted and attached to a finished shoe without use of stitching machinery or other complex shoe machine.

It is a principal object to provide a shoe pocket structure preferably made of leather for anchoring and concealing the ends of an arch support in a shoe.

It is a further object to provide a shoe with a pocket structure for an arch support which may be attached by nailing to the shoe.

Another object is to provide an adjustable pocket structure capable to receiving both ends of an arch support.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth. 53

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of pocket structure for an arch support embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a bottom perspective view of a shoe with the pocket structure applied thereto.

In the drawings, there is shown a shoe having a heel 10, outer sole 13 and upper 14. The shoe has a back 11 of which only a portion is shown, but the shoe may be backless if desired.

An adjustable type pocket structure for an arch support 12' made in accordance with the present invention and adapted to be inserted into the shoe is shown in Fig. 1. This structure includes an elongated heel pocket 20 having a flat lower suede leather base portion or member 27' shaped to conform with the heel seat of the shoe. The marginal end 33 is slightly curved and the body of the base member has an appropriately curved end B. Overlying the base member 27 is a flat upper suede leather portion or member 21. This portion has arched end 29 terminating in apex 22. A plurality of spaced holes or apertures 25 are provided in the upper member 21. At least three such holes are shown but more may be provided if desired. The adjoining members 21 and 27' define a compartment or chamber P having a closed end B with roughened surfaces provided by the suede sides of said members.

2,792,649 Patented May 21, 1957 The structure includes a second pocket 40 which is flexibly connected to the pocket Pocket 40 is semicircular in configuration and is composed of a base portion 41 of leather of semicircular shape to which is secured in superimposed overlying relation an upper leather portion 42 of the same shape as the base portion. The portions 41 and 42 are secured together along their curved peripheral edges by a row of stitches 43. The straight edges of the portions 41 and 42 are unattached leaving an opening for a space therebetween constituting a compartment or chamber 44. The straight edges of the portions 41 and 42 face the open inner end of the pocket 20' so that the open ends of the pockets face each other. The connection between the pockets 20' and 40 comprises an elastic tape 45, one end of which extends through a central slit46 in the base portion 27' of the pocket 20' and is secured to the underside thereof by stitches 47 passing through its inturned end and the material of the base portion 27. The other end of the tape is secured to the underside of the base portion 41 straight marginal end of the base portion.

The heel pocket 20 is secured to the heel seat of the shoe by marginal nails 24" and a central nail 24x. The nails 24" are first inserted through the holes 25 in member 21 and then driven into the heel by a hammer and counterpunch. The central nail 24x is driven through the margin 33 of the base portion 27 and is hidden by the tape 45.

Pocket 40 is unattached be moved longitudinally of the shoe to accommodate itself to the length of the arch support 12'. this form of the invention, the rear end of the arch support is placed in the pocket 20 and the front end thereof in pocket 40. The weight of the foot of the wearer on the unattached pocket and arch support will hold them in position against displacement.

The straight edge of the upper portion 42 of the pocket 40 may be cut away at its center as indicated at 49 to facilitate entry of the end of the arch support 12' into movement thereof. This construction of the pocket structure permits its attachment to a manufactured shoe by nailing without the use of complex machinery such as a leather stitching machine or the like.

If desired the pocket members may be made of plastic material or a suitable cloth. It is preferable that the support will always be held securely in the pockets. If the shoe is of the open back type, the closed end E of the pocket 20 conceals the arch support lodged therein.

disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a shoe, a pocketed structure for holding an arch support comprising a pair of spaced pocket devices,

to the shoe so that it can each device being composed of spaced upper and lower strips of'leather secured along their peripheral edges and being open at one end thereof, one of said pockets being fastened to the heel seat of the shoe, the other pocket device being unattached, said pockets having their en-' trance openings 'in opposed relation, and elastic means of connection between said pocket devices including an elastic tape secured at its ends to the centers of the pocket devices adjacent their open ends.

2. Apparatus for holding an arch support in a shoe comprising a first pocket device formed of upper and lower leather strips forming an elongated body, the strips being fastened together along their peripheral edges and being unattached at one end of the body providing a pocket space with an open entrance, a second pocket device formed of upper and lower leather strips forming a body semicircular in configuration, the latter strips being fastened together along their curved peripheral edges and being unattached along their straight edges providing 'a pocket space with an open entrance, the 20 entrance openings of said pocket devices facing each other, and an elastic tape connecting said pocket-devices at their centers, one end of said tape being secured to the lower leather strip of one pocket device and the other end of the tape being secured to the lower leather strip of the other pocket device, the upper leather strip of one of said pocket devices being formed with spaced openings to permit insertion of fastening members therethrough for fastening the lower strip of said pocket device to the heel seat of ashoe.

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